Comments on: Bernard Salt Kills Generation X and He’s Wrong

By: Trish

Trish — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:28:49 +0000

I love Generaton theory and come back to this piece regularly – I love it. THANKYOU!

By: mtg

mtg — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 01:35:41 +0000

Oh dear lord he’s a pedantic pest…. send him back to the hippies and the viet vets where he belongs! No wonder this country has a two way economy.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:55:58 +0000

In reply to Heather B.

Yes, Nirvana–or, more accurately, Kurt Cobain–had Gen Xers figured out. He was an Xer himself. Then he killed himself. And compared to 99% of other Xers, he had a great career and lots of money. If he couldn’t hack it, the rest of us are up the creek.

I spent 9 years in universities accumulating degrees. My last two paying jobs consisted of washing floors and manning the phone in an inbound call center. I’m now certain that Cobain was leading by example.

By: Janine

Janine — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:16:53 +0000

In reply to Kate Swaffer. Thank you for stopping by Kate.

By: Kate Swaffer

Kate Swaffer — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:29:56 +0000

Love this wonderful response to Mr Salt, puts him right back in his place!!

By: ChrystinaNoel

ChrystinaNoel — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:57:41 +0000

You guys sound pretty cool to me…

By: Janine

Janine — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 21:31:33 +0000

In reply to Heather B. Love it.

By: Heather B

Heather B — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 21:01:39 +0000

Who is this guy & why do we care what he thinks? I’m gen-x, not a boomer, not y, X. I remember the first time I saw this commercial back in the 90’s. My boomer parent’s didn’t get it, but Volkswagen sure got us… It was around the time that “Reality Bites” came out and Nirvana was popular. I remember feeling like someone understood me and my generation. We Xers exist, no matter what this dude says.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmQvOT1Sxkg

By: Janine

Janine — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 01:46:33 +0000

In reply to Lara at This Charming Mum. Thanks Lara, if we do have a shared sense of experience that's got to be a starting point to being a "real" stand alone generation surely?

By: Lara at This Charming Mum

Lara at This Charming Mum — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 01:29:45 +0000

This is fabulous! I can identify with so many things you list as characteristics of Gen X. Surely that instant recognition/identification, and sense of shared experience, confirms that we are a distinct group (though obviously not homogenous). I think your points about adapting to new technologies are the most defining factors. Great post, thanks.